

On Guard
1984, English. Directed by Susan Lambert.
A Girl's Own Adventure
Set against the backdrop of modern-day Sydney, this heist-style thriller involves four politicised women from varying backgrounds, who conspire to sabotage the research programme of a multi-national firm, Utero, which is engaged in reproductive engineering. One of the women loses her diary which contains information and diagrams about the raid only a few days to count down. Will the diary fall into the wrong hands leading to the detection of the women before they have a chance to complete their mission? As the tension mounts, so the wider context of the women's lives as mothers, lovers and providers is also shown under strain indicating the many other considerations women have to take into account when embarking on any form of public activity.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 1 January 1984
- Country
- Australia
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On Guard isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1984. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed On Guard?
On Guard (1984) was directed by Susan Lambert and stars Alice Ansara, Martha Ansara, Liddy Clark.